“The View” has always been a hub for drama. However, things got particularly heated in 2006 as Walters and Hasselbeck debated about a form of birth control known as morning-after pills, which became available without a prescription that year.. Hasselbeck argued passionately about how she believed the medicine shouldn’t be sold over the counter. And while Walters didn’t necessarily disagree, she did check Hasselbeck for her tone. “Elisabeth, calm down, dear,” said Walters. She added, “I think the most important thing, which is what we see today, has been that we have to be able to have these discussions and listen to other people’s onions. And not go crazy.”
Hasselbeck was not pleased. As the show went to commercial break, Hasselbeck tore up her note cards and stormed backstage. Footage of the event, published by Variety in 2019, shows Hasselbeck arguing with Joy Behar and threatening to quit. Hasselbeck can be heard saying, “F*** that! I’m not going to sit there and get reprimanded on the air. It’s not ok to sit there and get reprimanded on the air.” After much coaxing from a producer, Hasselbeck returned as she and Walters played nice for the cameras.
Read Related Also: Is this the lightning bolt necklace Raquel Leviss got to match Tom Sandoval?
Hasselbeck would spend the next seven years with “The View” before departing in 2007, per the Christian Science Monitor.
